A                  A7
I was standing by my window
    D7               A
On a cold and rainy day
                                A7
When I saw that hearse come rolling
              E        A
For to take my mother away

[Chorus]
        A               A7
Will the circle be unbroken
      D7               A   A7
By and by, Lord, by and by
         A
There's a better home a-waiting
      F#m        E      A     A7
In the sky, Lord, in the sky

[Verse 2]
 A
I said to that undertaker
     D7                   A
'Undertaker, please, drive slow'
                                 A7
'For that lady that you are carrying'
                E        A
'Lord, I hate to see here go'

[Chorus]
        A7
Will the circle be unbroken
      D7               A   A7
By and by, Lord, by and by
         A
There's a better home a-waiting
      F#m        E      A
In the sky, Lord, in the sky

[Instrumental]
A7  A7  D7  A7  A7  F#m  E  A  A

[Verse 3]
       A                        A7
Well, I followed close behind her
        D7             A
Tried to hold up and be brave
     A
But I could not hold my sorrow
                  E      A
When they laid her in her grave

[Chorus]
        A               A7
Will the circle be unbroken
      D7               A
By and by, Lord, by and by
         A
There's a better home a-waiting
      F#m        E      A
In the sky, Lord, in the sky

[Chorus]
        A               A7
Will the circle be unbroken
      D7               A
By and by, Lord, by and by
         A                  A7
There's a better home a-waiting
      F#m        E      A
In the sky, Lord, in the sky